The Sentence Train
PLE5
- In stock
Objective : Longer Sentences
All aboard! Hop on the sentence train for a fun-filled race to the next station! But to get there you have to make the train wheels spin by for ming longer sentences. Who will be first to arrive?
The Sentence Train is designed to help children aged 3 to 5 form longer sentences. Spinning the “Where” and “When” wheels provides “building blocks” to expand your sentences. The results can be plausible or silly, making learning a blast!
- Game board formed of two puzzle pieces
- 4 spinning "train wheels"
- 80 Picture cards
- 20 Special Action cards
- 4 Train tokens
- Instructional Guide for parents
- Rule sheet
Between ages 3 and 5, children learn to form longer sentences. This enables them to express themselves with more detail, and thus be better understood.
The Sentence Train was specially designed to help children expand their sentences by adding time or place markers. Around age 4½ children are generally comfortable using this type of marker, but can still learn to use a richer variety of expansions.
The Sentence Train is based on an accepted principle of language acquisition: children learn the rules of language through repeated exposure to a range of examples. By creating opportunities for children to form sentences with markers of place or time, the game teaches children to assimilate this type of construction.
The Sentence Train also builds on children’s growing cognitive abilities. So around age 3, and sometimes earlier, children enjoy laughing at absurd situations, like "The boy is taking a bath in the kitchen." These silly situations are what make the game especially fun.